A History of Violence (2005)

A History of Violence (2005)

Special thanks to Keith Alejandro who pulled the trigger on this Commissioned Podcast, covering the 2005 David Cronenberg directed thriller, "A History of Violence", starring everyone's favorite ranger, Viggo Mortensen. Jim and A.Ron talk about the multiple meanings of the title, the human capacity for violence, survival of the fittest, the strong's societal obligation to the weak, and how sea turtles make surprisingly effective, though extremely cruel, living refrigerators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Rain Man (1988)

Rain Man (1988)

Tom Cruise has a problem. His imported car flipping business is failing and he just found out that he has a secret brother who is an autistic savant. But those aren't his problems. His problem is that...

5 Mai 20211h 5min

The Verdict (1982)

The Verdict (1982)

The Verdict is a movie about a medical malpractice lawsuit that marks a milestone in Paul Newman's career. Join us for a discussion of this deceptively good film that turns the charismatic leading man...

28 Apr 20211h 10min

Amadeus (1984)

Amadeus (1984)

“Amadeus” fictionalizes a rivalry between one of the all-time great composers, Mozart, and the much less remembered Salieri. It has been designated as one of the top 100 movies ever made. Does it hold...

21 Apr 20211h 2min

Basic Instinct (1992)

Basic Instinct (1992)

We were under the mistaken impression that Basic Instinct was a Prestige film, because neither of us had seen it. What we got was a softcore, movie-length episode of Red Shoe Diaries directed by Paul ...

14 Apr 20211h

Gran Torino (2008)

Gran Torino (2008)

At it's heart, Gran Torino is about an old, set-in-his-ways (racist) war veteran realizing that he has more in common with the hardworking, honest Asian family next door than he does with his own spoi...

12 Apr 20211h 1min

First Blood (1982)

First Blood (1982)

Ask the average person what they think of when they hear the name Rambo and they'll probably say something about an over-muscled rageaholic murdering dozens of people with weapons meant to be mounted ...

7 Apr 20211h 8min

Road to Perdition (2002)

Road to Perdition (2002)

Road to Perdition is the only movie we could think of that features Tom Hanks as anything other than a wholesome heroic type. It turns out he's an honest-to-goodness actor and he can absolutely pull o...

31 Mar 202154min

Win WIn (2011)

Win WIn (2011)

Join us for a discussion about teenage trauma and angst filtered through Bobby Cannavale playing an accidental pedo and Paul Giamatti getting pile drived into the grass by a 15 year old. You can get y...

29 Mar 20211h 1min

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